{"podcast":{"title":"Business Models Explained with Fexingo: Subscription, Marketplace, SaaS, and Service Companies","slug":"business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638","podcast_index_feed_id":7871638,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/business-models-explained.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/business-models-explained/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":122,"summary":"Subscription models, marketplaces, SaaS, and service companies each have distinct unit economics, growth levers, and competitive moats. In this show, Lucas and Luna dissect how businesses like Netflix, Uber, Salesforce, and McKinsey actually make money — comparing CAC, LTV, churn rates, and contribution margins. Lucas brings journalistic rigor, cross-referencing financial filings and case studies; Luna challenges assumptions about scalability, pricing power, and customer lock-in. Each episode centers on a single model or a head-to-head comparison, avoiding fluff for concrete numbers. This is for listeners who want to understand why some subscription businesses fail while others thrive, why marketplace liquidity matters more than user count, or how SaaS companies balance growth against profitability. No founder hype, no generic advice — just the mechanics behind real companies. How do you choose the right model for a new venture? When should a marketplace pivot to managed services? What makes a subscription truly sticky? #SubscriptionModel #MarketplaceBusiness #SaaS #ServiceCompany #UnitEconomics #CAC #LTV #ChurnRate #ContributionMargin #Netflix #Uber #Salesforce #McKinsey #Busines…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T04:18:57.843124+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638"},"episode":{"title":"How Deutsche Telekom Built a Telco Subscription Model","slug":"how-deutsche-telekom-built-a-telco-subscription-model","published_at":"2026-07-18T16:56:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638/how-deutsche-telekom-built-a-telco-subscription-model","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/business-models-explained/episode-0122.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/business-models-explained/episode-0122.mp3","summary":"When you think of subscription businesses, streaming services and software companies usually come to mind. But telecom operators are quietly running some of the most valuable subscription operations in the world. This episode examines Deutsche Telekom, the German telecom giant with over 245 million subscribers across Europe and the US. Lucas and Luna break down how the company balances prepaid versus postpaid models, the role of infrastructure investment in customer retention, and why average revenue per user (ARPU) growth has become the key metric. They also explore the competitive dynamics with cable companies and the impact of European telecom regulation on pricing power. A specific look at how a traditional utility-style business transformed into a modern subscription company. #DeutscheTelekom #Telco #SubscriptionModel #Telecom #ARPU #Prepaid #Postpaid #TMobile #Infrastructure #CustomerRetention #ChurnRate #EuropeanTelecom #Regulation #BusinessModel #Business #Podcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"When you think of subscription businesses, streaming services and software companies usually come to mind. But telecom operators are quietly running some…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":697,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638/episodes/how-deutsche-telekom-built-a-telco-subscription-model/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638/how-deutsche-telekom-built-a-telco-subscription-model.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}